So it seems Brent Sutter will soon be introduced as the new head coach of the Calgary Flames. TSN reports that the two sides are working out the details but when it’s brothers on opposite sides of the bargaining table, what could possibly be left to settle? Who gets to sleep in the top bunk when the lads visit the ranch?

If this turns out to be true, nobody should be shocked. There was just something in the word choice and tone of Brent’s presser upon resigning from the New Jersey Devils that left the door wide open for exactly this turn of events. And in hindsight, Darryl Sutter’s “I’m the best man for the job” remark at his presser when he talked about Mike Keenan’s firing should have had “red herring” printed on it with 128-point Helvetica.

All that said, this is a little surprising (again, assuming it’s true). I honestly believed that Brent would stay away because he was of the opinion that no NHL organization was big enough for both of these particular Sutter brothers. It wasn’t that the siblings didn’t like each other, but all the visible evidence suggests that these two fellows are used to getting their own way and, well, the time has long passed for these two to settle their differences with wrestling matches on the parlour rug.

Two possibilities come to mind:

Brent satisfies his power-tripping urges my running his junior hockey fiefdom in Red Deer and is willing to let others – first Lou Lamoriello and now potentially big brother Darryl – call the shots for his other hockey gig; or,

The brothers have come to some sort of agreement on who gets authority on what in regards to Flames business.

If you’ll remember, one brother has already hired another to coach his team – a couple of years back, Brent handed the Red Deer reins over to Brian. Flames fans will hope this brother partnership turns out a tad better than that one.

Lefebvre is in that awkward stage of hockey following -- old enough to fondly remember the Cleveland Barons and too set in his ways to accept charity points and games where there's a winner but apparently no loser. As a long-time ink-stained wretch, he's also a firm believer in the old Bobby Knight quote about journalists: "All of us learn to write in second grade, but most of us go on to better things."

GUYS . . .
Why not ease up a little? Just because something has been rumoured or speculated on for awhile doesn't mean you ignore it once it gets close to being a done deal.

It's like the Daum thing the other day. Sure, everybody assumed it was coming, but just because that's the case do I ignore it once it's done? The Sutter epic has moved along down a predictable road, but would you rather Jean just shrug his shoulders?

Your right. We just like to hear flames aquire player x, Oilers aquire player Y, who is infinitely better then player x. So much so the sobs of mr. sutter can be heard all the way from the lands of OilersNation.

Business and Family always mix well together. It will be like Jon and Kate plus 23 down in Cowtown. Family struggles we love to watch, fights and disagreements on National TV. It starts off lovey dovey with Jon and Kate...er...Darryl and Brent trying to do whats best for the kids...er...team. Then Kate/Darryl's overbearing presence and constant mishandling of the Cap pushes Jon/Brent into the arms of another woman/Red Deer Rebels, and the kids are left to fend for themselves. They try to work it out, but everyone knows its doomed to fail in the 1st round anyway.

And then the league investigates the goslins/ sutters for exploiting the kids/ players by forcing them to work on the family farm on off days.
Sidenote: Phaneuf is mistaken as livestock and never seen again.

How is Sutter's situation any different from Heatley's? They both quit on their teams so they could relocate to where they want to go. Dollars to doughnuts Heatley ends up in Clowntown now. Fits the script anyways..

What makes them more formidable than Quinn and Renney??? Just curious what you base that point on.

The guy you quoted seems like a Flames fan who posted in this thread so he could criticize the Oilers. Why else did he criticize the Oilers hiring Quinn/Renney? Quinn won a gold medal at the Olympics which neither Sutter nor Laviolette have. Considering the Laviolette is just a rumour and nothing more. If I were Laviolette I wouldn't sign on as an associate coach. Renney only accepted the associate coach with because it was with Quinn. He woudldn't have done it with anyone else.

@ Jasmine:
No I've bled Copper/Orange and blue since 1980. Don't you ever say something like that again! HAHA

I didnt' criticize Quinn and Renney. I simply stated that a pairing of Sutter and Laviolette, to me, is a better option than Quinn and Renney. But having said that, I honestly believe that the tandem of Quinn and Renney will match up very favourably to ANY other team in the league. An Olympic Gold Medal is not the Stanley Cup.

can't these posts be relegated to a side frame or at least have an option to disable them for actual Oilers fans? Its obvious that Wanye is a Flames/Canucks fan at heart but why should the rest of us have to suffer? .. Oh, and.. I fully expect this post to be ignored like all the rest of em.